Construction begins on new Celebrity ‘Edge class’
Construction on Celebrity Cruises’ next generation of ships have begun, as the line revealed the names for the first two vessels in the class...
Bespoke Travel Company to make first foray outside China
Beijing-based tour operator Bespoke Travel Company is set to enter the Japanese market, its first outside China, with a presence in Tokyo and Kyoto...
Newly formed FIT Ruums partners China’s DidaTravel
DidaTravel CEO Rikin Wu
Singapore-based accommodations wholesaler FIT Ruums, launched earlier this month by Australia’s Webjet, has formed a strategic partnership with Shenzhen-based DidaTravel Technology.
The...
Agents concerned as Ngong Ping 360 suspends service
Hong Kong’s Ngong Ping 360 (NP360) cable car attraction will be suspending services from January to June 2017 in order to undergo a rope...
APAC airlines cautious about growth heading into 2017
Even as the stable growth of Asia-Pacific airlines over the past few years is expected to continue into 2017, uncertainties arising from macroeconomic forces,...
SIA reduces flight frequency on Singapore-Jakarta route
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is reducing its Jakarta service by five-weekly with effect from December 1.
The national carrier had been conducting 63 flights per week...
Competition to aid tourism startups in Mekong region
(From left) DNES deputy CEO Nguyen Tran, ADB MBI head Dominic Mellor, and MTCO executive director Jens Thraenhart
The newly-launched Mekong Initiative for Startup Tourism...
Initiative launched to transform Singapore’s hotel industry
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) wants to revolutionise the hotel sector with the launch of an industry roadmap yesterday by S Iswaran, Singapore’s minister...
Self-service kiosks coming to Manila’s airport
Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s (NAIA) Terminal 1 and 2 are undergoing a thorough overhaul that will see the installation of self-service check-in kiosks, bag...
Direct air links crucial as Taiwan pushes secondary destinations
The Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB) aims to develop more off-the-beaten path destinations in an effort to woo more international visitors.
Currently, Taichung, Tainan and Hualien...
